FDA Investigates Iceberg Lettuce in Taco Bell Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

Why it matters locally: Food safety investigations like this are monitored by the Connecticut Department of Public Health to ensure the health and safety of residents, though no specific cases tied to this outbreak in Connecticut have been reported by the FDA.

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated an investigation into iceberg lettuce as a potential source of a cyclosporiasis outbreak. The agency is examining lettuce supplied to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms. Authorities are working to determine the connection between the lettuce and the ongoing outbreak of the parasitic infection. Cyclosporiasis is an illness caused by the parasite *Cyclospora cayetanensis*.